Mount & Blade: Warband

Mount & Blade: Warband

Discuss...

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Myself, i'm dying for it! Ever since i heard about the multiplayer-features, it has been my #1 "wait-for" game.

Just imagine the clashing of hundreds of soldiers. To charge with your friends into the battle. To lance your enemy or to shoot him off his horse with your bow. To stand together with your friends and valiantly defend the castle-walls.

I HATE M&B!!!

Why would anybody hate a game? I understand not liking a game...but hate? That's a pretty strong emotion to have for something like a video game...dnuggs40

Lol^^ Sound just like my old teacher

Will probably be cheap. M&B is very cheap allready. About 10 $ or somtehing, and expansions are often cheaper.

this should be a free add on.... and then maybe i'll get MnB.

this should be a free add on.... and then maybe i'll get MnB.

Jinroh_basic

i tried the demo.... and as unique as it was, it was also incredibly primitive in many aspects. indie project or not, it IS a selling title. if financial problems were what kept them from incorporating features that a full-fledged retail title was supposed to have, now they should have no excuse to do so. Free, because the studio has made money. i'm sorry, i would be lenient to a basement project. but if it's in the market i think we have every right to demand and expect.

The game delivers, if you didn't like it that's fine...but there's absolutely no reason to make it a free expansion as the first game is great and sold well for such a tiny development. It has a large fan base who all enjoy the game and are more than willing to pay for such a fun, unique game.

Demand and expect a free game huh...lol...geeze what's happening to people these days?

Will probably be cheap. M&B is very cheap allready. About 10 $ or somtehing, and expansions are often cheaper.

If anybody is wondering here are the new features for Warband:

* - multiplayer mode: up to 64 players fighting on dedicated maps.

* - better AI

* - new diplomatic options, new interactions with Lords

* - better graphic engine, HDR. Characters, weapons and armors will be more detailed

* - new factions, with dedicated units and equipments

* - possibility to recruit Lords as your vassals

* - possibility to marry a Lady

* - more complete management of your fiefs

* - better companions management

* - different sizes for the horses

* - new options for the difficulty level

* - improved combat system

* - more options during sieges

* - improved precision for archers

* - possibility to re-use throwing weapons, arrows and bolts

* - better accessibility for beginner players.

To me it seems like a very nice list of additions for an expansion pack...

Anyways, hoping it's price is set around $20...though ultimately I would probably pay $30 if need be. Also hope they decide to do a combo pack that includes the original along with the expansion for around $40. I think that would help bring in more new players to the fold.

ETA is this summer (from what I have heard), and no, they are not offering the cheaper beta "investment" thing.

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Ooooh...if this is right more good news...the MP support was upped to 64 players :D

http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/06/05/e3-2009-more-mount-and-blade-warband-details/

32vs32 castle sieges will be epic!

ETA is this summer, and no, they are not offering the cheaper beta "investment" thing.dnuggs40

The game delivers, if you didn't like it that's fine...but there's absolutely no reason to make it a free expansion as the first game is great and sold well for such a tiny development. It has a large fan base who all enjoy the game and are more than willing to pay for such a fun, unique game.

Demand and expect a free game huh...lol...geeze what's happening to people these days?

dnuggs40

I am starting to wonder the same thing and your first response dnuggs was exactly what I wanted to say. Here we have a small company doing something completely innovative and doing it well and we hear nothing but complaints about the graphics and how the game wasn't finished. We have heard the same thing about L4D2 and now mount and blade. Its a shame that more people don't want to support a game, and instead just want some free entertainment no matter what it costs someone else. This is part of what drives innovation out of the market and why we get the same old thing over and over.

[QUOTE="dnuggs40"]ETA is this summer, and no, they are not offering the cheaper beta "investment" thing.MadCat46

[QUOTE="dnuggs40"]

The game delivers, if you didn't like it that's fine...but there's absolutely no reason to make it a free expansion as the first game is great and sold well for such a tiny development. It has a large fan base who all enjoy the game and are more than willing to pay for such a fun, unique game.

Demand and expect a free game huh...lol...geeze what's happening to people these days?

adrake4183

I am starting to wonder the same thing and your first response dnuggs was exactly what I wanted to say. Here we have a small company doing something completely innovative and doing it well and we hear nothing but complaints about the graphics and how the game wasn't finished. We have heard the same thing about L4D2 and now mount and blade. Its a shame that more people don't want to support a game, and instead just want some free entertainment no matter what it costs someone else. This is part of what drives innovation out of the market and why we get the same old thing over and over.

Well said man. It's funny too...you hear a lot of the same people crying the loudest about EA and other companies that just shove out sequels and stuff...then they turn around and slam the little guy that sticks their neck out there and try something new and exciting.

Now I don't expect everybody to go out and buy M&B...if the game doesn't appeal to you that's fine. But c'mon...give these guys a little slack...most of the game was developed by one guy and his freaking wife. To be honest I think it's an amazing acheivement that the game turned out as well as it did.

I HATE M&B!!!

555SSOO

I am a fan of Mount and Blade and visit the official website quite often which I usually never do. I have spend 20$ on this game while it was in beta, its the best 20$ I have ever spend on games, I spend more time playing this than High Rated titles like Oblivion, Fallout 3 and etc. I cant wait for the expansion and I dont mind spending another 20$ for the expansion to support such a great project and this company. Hopefully this company will continue to great great project after Warband. Currently playing M&B Prophecy of Pendor 2.

M&B was great, but there are some areas I hope they improve in. I know that you can visit any town/city/castle and go to dungeons, etc. In the original, this didn't really mean anything. You could talk to one person in a town to get a quest or talk to someone in the dungeon so that he could curse you, but they could have gone much further. I want more events, executions, quests, customizing your own castle, etc. Swiftstrike5

I liked what I played from the demo, but it wasn't enough to convince to purchase the game, but with the new expansion comming, it looks like I have a new game to get. :)

[QUOTE="adrake4183"]

[QUOTE="dnuggs40"]

The game delivers, if you didn't like it that's fine...but there's absolutely no reason to make it a free expansion as the first game is great and sold well for such a tiny development. It has a large fan base who all enjoy the game and are more than willing to pay for such a fun, unique game.

Demand and expect a free game huh...lol...geeze what's happening to people these days?

dnuggs40

I am starting to wonder the same thing and your first response dnuggs was exactly what I wanted to say. Here we have a small company doing something completely innovative and doing it well and we hear nothing but complaints about the graphics and how the game wasn't finished. We have heard the same thing about L4D2 and now mount and blade. Its a shame that more people don't want to support a game, and instead just want some free entertainment no matter what it costs someone else. This is part of what drives innovation out of the market and why we get the same old thing over and over.

Well said man. It's funny too...you hear a lot of the same people crying the loudest about EA and other companies that just shove out sequels and stuff...then they turn around and slam the little guy that sticks their neck out there and try something new and exciting.

Now I don't expect everybody to go out and buy M&B...if the game doesn't appeal to you that's fine. But c'mon...give these guys a little slack...most of the game was developed by one guy and his freaking wife. To be honest I think it's an amazing acheivement that the game turned out as well as it did.

fair enough. but as i said, cheap or not ( and it's not exactly cheap ), it's a retail title. i'm all good with enthusiastic support and shoulder slapping, but these features should have been in the original game, and i expect Warband to be a free add on or at least very cheap to seal the deal for me.and that's just imo, of course.

[QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"]M&B was great, but there are some areas I hope they improve in. I know that you can visit any town/city/castle and go to dungeons, etc. In the original, this didn't really mean anything. You could talk to one person in a town to get a quest or talk to someone in the dungeon so that he could curse you, but they could have gone much further. I want more events, executions, quests, customizing your own castle, etc. Bumzur

it's a worrying sign when we can't judge a product by its own merits. i like how a game is moddable, but i don't think that should be considered into a title's core value. i'm sure with enough mod even Big Rigs can be a good game, so... yea.